Peanut-feeding mechanism.



,B. M. DAVIS.

PEANUT FEEDING MECHANISM, APPLICATION FILED DBO.17, 1908.

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B. M. DAVIS.

PEANUT FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.17, 1908.

930,736. I Patented Aug. 10,1909.

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PEANUT-FEEDING MECMNISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'ZPatented Aug. 10, 1909.

Original application-filed July 10, 1908, Serial No. 442,873. Divided and this appiication filed Hecem'ber 17, 1908.

Serial No. 467,988.

lvlechanism, of which the following is a specification, the same being a division of application Serial No. 442,873, filed July 10, 1908.

The present invention relates to that class of vending machines which are designed to measure out and discharge peanuts or like commodities when actuated by the insertion of a. coin of the proper denomination, although the present invention is not limited strictly for use in connection with coin actuated means, since the measuring devices hereinafter described might be otherwise controlled.

The object of the invention is to so construct the mechanism that it will be extremely compact and capable of being mounted within the machine at a pointeasy of access and adapted to facilitate the assembling of the parts.

The invention further relates to the means provided for preventing movement of the pocketed discharging wheel, save only in the manner intended, thereby guarding the machine against the stealing of peanuts.

In certain prior constr n-tions it has been possible to manipulate the feeding mechanism without inserting a coin, by actuating said mechanism with a wire or stick inserted up through the discharge chute. The device of the present. invention is provided with a. suitable dog which is adapted to lock the discharging wheel against such fraudulent manipulation and a: the same time permit it to be easily moved in the manner intended.

Further objects will appear from a detailed description of the invention, which consists in the features of. construction and combination of pa hereinafter described. and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a. top or plan view of the pocketed wheel and agitator mounted in the base of a vending machine,

Fig. 2 a sectional elevation elf the same, taken from frontto rear of the machine; and l igs. 3 and l inverted plan views of the dog mechanism in two of: its positions of adj ustment.

The feeding mechanism is located. at the of a vending machine and occupies a cylindrical chamb r 5 having flat bottom 6 which, at its forward side, is provided with a flanged mouth 7 through which the peanut-s are discharged into a chute 8. The peanuts, which are retained in a. jar or similar receptacle not shown, are measured out by means of a pocketed wheel 9 which, in the form shown, comprises a hexagonal hub portion 10 provided with radiating blades 11, dividing the wheel into six pockets. Obviously, the number of pockets could be varied without changing the character of the invention. The blades terminate just inside of the cylindrical wall of-the chamher, and the lower edges of the blades closely abut against the floor of the chamber, so that the floor serves as an abutment. for the pockets of the feeding wheel. The chambcr, immediately above the discharge mouth 7, is provided with a segmental shaped shield 12,- which overlies the top of the peck eted wheel and prevents the discharge of peanuts directly through the discharge mouth from the column of peanuts in the jar or receptacle. The wheel is journalcd upon a vertical rcvoluble shaft 13 which is provided, at its upper end, above the shield '1), with a three-.hladed agitaipr 14: which serves to feed the peanuts towardthe periph or of the chamber 5 and in position to tall into the pockets of the t'ccding wheel. The shaft 13 enlarged in its center portion 15 and is journaled through the center of the floor 3 and has its lowcr'cntl 1(3 entered. through an oli'sct bra Chet. 17. which is bolted. or otherwise rigidly secured to the floor oi the chamber. The lower cud oi the shaft, immediately inside of the bracket 17, has mounted thereon a ratchet wheel. '18 immediatelyinside of which is pivoted the inner end 19 of a swinging arm 20 which inwardly extends from a curved coin carrier plate 21 adapted to be moved by means of a handle 29., The coin controlled mechanism, which permits movement of the coin carrier and swinging arm. is fully described in then'iain application ct which the present is a. division, and further description at this point is, deemed unnecessary. T

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4, In a vendin machine, the combination of .a casing, a rotatable pocketed feeding wheel mounted Within the casing, a ratchet wheel connected with the pocketed feeding a wheel and provided with teeth afi'ording actuating shoulders and stop shoulders, a swinging arm pivoted at its inner end, a dog pivoted to the swinging arm and having its free end hooked to interlie the actuating 10; shoulders and; stop shoulders of adjacent teeth, and a spring connected with the dog for holding the latter in engagement with the 'ratchet wheel and for returning the swinging arm to initial'posit1onafter each lnoi'enient, substantially as described.

BETHUEL M. DAVIS.

Witnesses THOMAS A. BANNING, SAMUEL \V. BANNING. 

